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has re-imagined famous moments throughout history as Twittered by the people who experienced them
Odysseus: "Back home! Who r all these random dudes?"
Lou Gehrig: "Found a penny on the sidewalk! I'm the luckiest man on the face of this earth."

Al Capone: April 15 AGAIN?!?!

Buzz Aldrin: @NeilArmstrong: you go first

James Joyce: 140 characters? A sentence of such fractured length would have barely begun to scratch at the surface of man's vain, insignificant —
James Joyce: Damn.

Claude Monet: I feel like I've seen this haystack before...

Monica Lewinsky: Note to self: drop off dry-cleaning

Henry VIII: Women. Can't live with 'em, can't live wi—ooooh.

Lassie: Idiot child fell down the mine shaft again. That makes 3 times in one week.

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